Malang, (malangkota.go.id) – The Malang City Government together with the Faculty of Water Resources Engineering, Brawijaya University, carried out a river clean-up action, Sunday (6/11/2022). Two points were the target locations, namely Jalan Bendungan Sutami and Jalan Batu Bara.
Before moving to clean the river, the protesters held a morning assembly first in the yard of the Brawijaya University Rectorate.
Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing and Settlement Areas Agency (DPUPRPKP) of Malang City, R Dandung Djulharjanto, expressed his gratitude for this activity. As a campus that has a pioneering Water Resources Engineering major in Indonesia, this activity is very good.
"Until now, the problem of flooding is a problem that is a complaint of the community. Therefore, with this activity we hope that it can be a good education to invite the community to protect the river," explained Dandung.
Dandung added that waste management in this case in the river is one of the tasks and functions of DPUPRPKP which will currently be carried out together. Hopefully this activity will benefit the community.
"Specifically inviting the public to love rivers and water channels more by not littering," said Dandung.
Experience so far when the DPUPRPKP Task Force cleans water channels every day, they often find clogged drainage due to garbage. Be it household waste, demolition waste, or door frame waste, bolster pillows, to mattresses and sofas.
Supervisor, Prof. Dr. Ir. Lily Montarcih Limantara, M.Sc said that the 2022 river cleaning activity (Rempah) was the seventh. This activity is intended to invite the public to love rivers by not throwing garbage into the river.
"Today we are holding a big activity in collaboration with the Lions Club Malang Indah, with the FT UB water engineering department," said Lily.
This involves students of Water Resources Engineering as a real effort that the campus does not only conduct education and research, but also for community service. This service is done by cleaning the river.
"This time we are cleaning the river in two locations," said Lily.
Lily explained that this activity involved 500 participants from various elements, academics, non-academics, Malang City Government. The most participants were students of Brawijaya University, namely 330 people.
"The rest consists of many elements, such as DPUPRPKP, DLH, Lions Club Malang Indah and others," said Lily. (cah/ram)
